Inequality aversion, efficiency, and maximin preferences in simple distribution experiments

American Economic Review

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 857-869

  Engelmann, Dirk ^a   Strobel, Martin ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 10444226030     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/0002828042002741     Document Type: Review

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